Noah Gragson Takes Back NASCAR K&N Pro West Points Lead With Meridian Victory

Noah Gragson led the most laps on the quarter-mile oval in Meridian, Idaho taking the NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 208 win with Brandon McReynolds finishing second, by a mere .462 seconds

Noah Gragson claimed his first career 21 Means 21 Pole Award presented by Coors Light in the NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 208 at Meridian Speedway in Meridian, Idaho

Noah Gragson bounced back in a big way at Meridian Speedway in Idaho. Just one race after losing the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West championship points lead, the 17-year-old from Las Vegas, Nevada dominated the NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 208 at Meridian Speedway in Meridian, Idaho to reclaim the top spot. Noah Gragson also claimed his first career 21 Means 21 Pole Award presented by Coors Light earlier in the day.

Noah Gragson's previous eighth-place finish at Colorado National Speedway had dropped him six points behind Chris Eggleston and Ryan Partridge. Gragson erased that deficit behind the wheel of the No. 7 Alert I.D./Collier International Ford. Gragson led the most laps on the quarter-mile oval in Meridian, Idaho. While the race featured 15 lead changes among five drivers, Gragson held the lead eight times for a race-high 176 laps.

Noah Gragson bounced back at Meridian Speedway in Idaho by dominating the NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 208 to reclaim the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West championship points lead

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Afterward Noah Gragson said, “We had a phenomenal night here at Meridian Speedway. It seemed like we were plagued with cautions. But we fought hard and got good restarts. I think that was key, being able to get lane choice on the restart.”

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West win in the NAPA Auto Parts Idaho 208 at Meridian Speedway was Noah Gragson's second career win. Previously, he had been victorious at Arizona's Tucson Speedway. Brandon McReynolds finished second, .462 seconds back, and Buddy Shepherd, making his second career start, was third. Chris Eggleston and Johnny White were fourth and fifth, respectively. Only eight cars were on the lead lap at the finish.

With just two races remaining in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West 2015 season, Noah Gragson leads Chris Eggleston by two points. Ryan Partridge, who entered the event tied in points with Eggleston, finished 11th and dropped eight points behind Gragson. Gracin Raz is fourth, 16 points out of the lead, followed by David Mayhew in fifth.

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West will next race at All American Speedway in Roseville, California, on Saturday, October 17, 2015.